Home » HR practices » Diversity » Corporate Practices : Boehringer Ingelheim Italia’s project to support return to work after a parental leave Corporate Practices : Boehringer Ingelheim Italia’s project to support return to work after a parental leave The pilot-project carried out by Boehringer Ingelheim Italia to support the return to work, by means of a welcoming course for employees coming back from a parental leave and of the support of their representative, received the Sodalitas Social Award 2008 (see our article No. 080473), with a special mention for the equal opportunities project in the category "Programs Enhancing Human Capital." (Ref. 080633) Through . Published on 22 August 2008 Ă 13h15 - Update on 22 August 2008 Ă 13h15 Resources Inadequate family policies and inflexible labor organization are some of the factors which can explain the low birth and female employment rates in Italy – among the lowest in Europe. According to Boehringer Ingelheim Italia, businesses could play an important part in reversing this trend. After recording, in the past few years, a major increase in the number of female employees, the German pharmaceutical group – which employs over 1.300 people in Italy (172 of whom had children aged 0-3 in 2008) – paid special attention to equal opportunities policies and to work-life balance.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels